In January 2013 the interurban passenger transport market in Germany was liberalized and several coach carriers emerged offering an alternative to the Deutsche Bahn, a state owned rail monopoly. The coach carriers have attempted to position themselves not just through lower prices but also...

Die Bundesverkehrswege (Bundesautobahnen, Bundesstraßen, Schienenwege der Deutschen Bahn AG, Bundeswasserstraßen) repräsentierten mit einem Brutto-Anlagevermögen von 633 Mrd. DM zum Jahresende 1998 ein beachtliches volkswirtschaftliches Vermögen. Durch die sich verschlechternde...

Vor dem Hintergrund der hohen Komplexität der Finanzierung von Verkehrsinfrastruktur und -angeboten hat das Umweltbundesamt das Forschungsvorhaben "Ökonomischer Vergleich der Verkehrsträger" an Ernst Basler + Partner AG (Zürich), das Deutschen Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin)...

In January 2013 the interurban passenger transport market in Germany was liberalized and several coach carriers emerged offering an alternative to the Deutsche Bahn, a state owned rail monopoly. The coach carriers have attempted to position themselves not just through lower prices but also...

This paper analyses the differences in the efficiency of using subsidies for franchised regional rail services between the federal states in Germany, and provides evidence on the impact of procurement strategies and contractual design on the efficient use of funds. The analysis is based on a...